Detonating toy.



PATENTED JULY 5, 1904.

G. E. WENZEL.

DETONATING TOY.

APPLICATION FILED 001 .8, 1903.

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PATENTED JULY 5, 1904.

C. E. WENZEL.

DETONATING TOY.

APPLIGATION FILED 0012.8, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CARL E. IVENZEL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

DETONATING TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Pat n N 0. 764,023, dated July 5,1904.

Application filed October 8, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARL E. WENZEL, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented and produced new and original Improvements in Detonating Toys;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention are to provide a detonating toy in theform of a donkey or similar animal, to secure for this purpose suitabledetonating apparatus, to thus provide a novel and pleasing toy, and toobtain other advantages and results, some of which may be hereinafterreferred to in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consistsin the improved detonating toy and in thearrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially aswill be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses ofthe claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures,Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved detonating toy with a portion ofthe side wall broken away to disclose the interior mechanism. Figs. 2and 3 are vertical cross-sections on lines (a and y, respectively, ofFig. 1 looking in the directions indicated by arrows and the hammerbeing removed in the latter. Fig.

4 is a detail view of the hammer looking atv its striking-face; and Fig.5 is a section on the broken line 2- 2, showing the cap-stripfeedingmeans.

In said drawings, 1 indicates the body portion of my improved device,having the form of a donkey or other animal, providing front legs 2 3, aneck 4, and head 5, with nostrils or outlets 6. The whole is cast orotherwise formed out of metal in sectionswhich are fastened together inany suitable manner, as by screws 7, to form a hollow chamber.

In the head 5 is an anvil 8, preferably cast Serial No. 176,190. (Nomodel.)

integral with one of the sections of the body portion and havingperforations 9 to provide as free an access as possible .for smoke froman explosion on said anvil downwardly forward through the said head 5.Coinciding with the nostrils are openings 10 to vent the said smoke andgive an appearance of the animal sneezing at every explosion. To engagesaid anvil 8, a hammer 11 is arranged to extend backwardly downwardthrough the neck 4:, being pivoted, as at 12, above the fore legs 2 3and'adapted to swing transversely of the said neck 4 ma vertical plane.Between the shank of saidhammer and the wall of the neck 4 of the bodyportion is arranged a cap-stripfeed guide 13, comprising a flattenedtube slotted longitudinally at its side next the hammer. Said cap-feedextends from an entranceslit 1 1 in the body portion 1 to the said anvil8, which latter has contiguous to the end of said feed-guide atransverse groove 15, adapted to receive a rib 16 on the hammer 11, andwhich serves to sever each cap as it is exploded.

Above the hammer 11 and near its rear end or end pivoted upon the stud12 is a T-shaped lever 17, pivoted at the junction of its arms uponanother transverse stud 18. The long arm 19 of said lever projectsforwardly past the hammer 11 at one side thereof into close proximity tothe slotted cap-guide 13 and carries pivoted to its end a feed-dog 20,the free end of which is pressed into theslot 21 of the guide 13 by aspring 22, projecting from the stud 18. Of the opposite short arms ofthe lever 17 one, as 23, projects forwardly upward and is connected by alink 2 to the hammer-shank, while the other, 25, projects rearwardlydownward and affords attachment for a spiral spring 26, secured at itsother end to a stud 27 on the body. Thus it will be understood that thehammer 11 is normally held against the anvil 8, with the feed-dog 20 ata lower point of the cap-guide 13, and that when said hammer is raisedor retracted for a stroke the long arm 19 of the T-shaped lever is swungupwardly forward, carrying the feed-dog with it, and thus sliding thecap-strip along to project a cap upon the anvil 8, which the hammer hasjust left. Spurs 33, fixed at the lower end of the guide 13, positivelyprevent any backward dragging of the cap strip. For retracting thehammer 11 I employ one of the fore legs 2 as a trigger, the same beingpivoted, as at 28, and provided at its upper end with an interior lug orprojection 29. A spring normally holds the triggeror fore leg 2 innormal position, and the hammer is preferably provided with a pawl 31,pivoted on its lower end and projecting downward behind the same or atthe rear of its fulcrum, which thereby forms a stop. A spring 32normally holds said pawl forward against said stop, and its lower end isadapted to be engaged by the said projection 29 on the trigger, so thatas the projection moves forward it carries the pawl with it until theypass out of reach of each other, and when the projection moves rearwardthe pawl yields to allow it passage. Any other suitable and wellknownconnection of the hammer and leg 2 could obviously be employed, ifdesired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In adetonating toy, the combination with a hollow body portion in the formof an animal having a head with open muzzle, a neck and a pivoted leg,of an anvil in the head of said body portion, means for feeding caps tosaid anvil, a hammer extending downthrough the neck, and tripping meansfor said hammer adapted to be engaged by the said pivoted leg.

2. In a detonating toy, the combination with a hollow body portionhaving the form of an animal and providing a head with open nosl trils,a neck and a pivoted leg, or an anvil in said head, ducts for thepassage of smoke from said anvil to the said open nostrils of the head,means for feeding caps onto said anvil, a hammer extending through saidneck and tripping means for said hammer adapted to be engaged by saidpivoted :leg.

3. In adetonating toy, the combination with a hollow body portion in theform of an animal and having a head with open nostrils, a neck and apivoted fore leg, of an anvil in said head of the body portion, saidanvil being perforated to permit the smoke of an explosion to pass tosaid nostrils, means for feeding caps to said anvil, a hammer arrangedin the said neck, and tripping means adapted to engage the said hammerand be engaged by the said fore leg.

4:. Inadetonating toy, the combination with a fixed cap-strip guidewayhaving a longitudinal slot, of a pivoted hammer lying at the slottedside of the said guideway and in substantially the same plane therewith,a bent lever pivoted at the opposite side of said hammer from thecap-guide upon a pin parallel to the pivot of said hammer, one armextending past said hammer to a point adjacent to the cap-guide, aspring-pawl on said last-mentioned arm, projecting into the slot of theguide, and means connecting said lever to the hammer.

5. In a detonating toy, the combination with a fixed cap-strip guidewayhaving at one side a longitudinal slot, a pivoted hammer adapted toswing in a plane passing through said capguide, a bent lever pivoted atthe opposite side of said hammer from the cap-guide upon an axisparallel to that of said hammer and having one arm extending past oneside of said hammer to a point adjacent to the said slot of thecap-guide and means connecting said lever to the hammer.

6. In adetonating toy, the combination with a fixed cap-strip guidewayhaving at one side a longitudinal slot, a pivoted hammer adapted toswing in the plane of said slot, a bent lever pivoted upon an axisparallel to that of the hammer and having an arm extending intoproximity to the said slot of the cap-guide, a spring-pawl on saidlastmentioned arm, projecting into the slot of the guide, and a rigidlink connecting the other arm of said lever to the hammer.

7 Inadetonating toy, the combination with a fixed cap-strip guidewayhaving at one side a longitudinal slot, a pivoted hammer lying alongsidesaid cap-guide, a T-shaped lever pivoted on the opposite side of saidhammer from the cap-guide and having its long arm extending past thesame, a spring-pawl upon said long arm, projecting into the slot of theguide way, a link connecting one of the short arms of the T-lever to thehammer, and a spiral spring attached to the other short arm,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this23d day of September, 1903.

CARL E. WENZEL.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, RUSSELL M. EVERETT.

